Carl English
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Carl Jerome English is a Canadian professional basketball player. He stands 6'5" tall and weighs 205 pounds and he plays at the shooting guard
position. He had unsuccessful tryouts for the NBA, with the Indiana Pacers
(2003) and the Seattle SuperSonics
(2004). He currently plays with the Spanish pro club Cajasol Sevilla as the starting Shooting Guard
.
following this incident. Basketball became an outlet and English would spend hours shooting on an outdoor hoop that backed onto a remote highway.
As English improved at basketball he sought to attract interest from American colleges so he moved to the Greater Toronto Area, where he lived with his cousin, and attended Oakville's Saint Thomas of Aquinas High School. Due to a school dispute affecting extra-curricular activities, he went mostly unnoticed until the summer of 1999, when English toured with a Canadian All-Star team and caught the eye of a few Division I schools. Baylor, Notre Dame and Hawaii were all impressed by what they saw: a six-foot five-inch athlete with significant range on his jump shot. English had the option of returning for another year of high school but chose a late summer scholarship offer from the NCAA Division I University of Hawaii
. He became the third native Newfoundlander to play Division I basketball, following brothers Tim Beckett (who played four years at Hofstra University
) and Steve Beckett (who played one year, 1996–97, at the University of New Hampshire
). Like English, the Becketts also left Newfoundland to attract interest from US schools, transferring from Mount Pearl Senior High to Long Island Lutheran High School
.
With his bags packed for Hawaii
, his Uncle Junior died on a fishing trip.
Carl is married to his childhood sweetheart, Mandy English (née Dohey).
He averaged 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a sophomore, starting all 33 games. English ranked ninth in the WAC in scoring and fourth in field goal percentage, having scored 20 or more points eight times. Memorable games include a season-high 33 points against Fresno State, five three-point shots on 11-for-16 shooting for 28 points against Tulsa and tallying 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists at SMU. English posted first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the championship game of the WAC Tournament at Tulsa, en route to being named Second Team All-WAC.
As a junior, he started 31 games to average 19.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists. He ranked second in the WAC and 48th in the nation in scoring and scored 20 or more points 11 times and surpassed the 30-point mark three times to obtain the fifth-highest single-season point total in school history. He posted season-high 33 points against Tulsa, registered 30 points against Rice and Fresno State, scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Louisiana Tech and tallied 17 points, seven rebounds and season-high six assists against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. English finished the season on the First Team All-WAC, NABC District 13 Second Team, and USBWA District 9 First Team.
Carl was a dominant player for the University of Hawaii
Rainbow Warriors and led them to the NCAA tournament two times, and currently ranks 7th on their all-time scoring list. He holds the school’s single-season record for most three-point field goals with 89 and ranks second in school history in three-pointers made (162), fourth in three-pointers attempted (414) and fifth in career three-point percentage (.391). He posted 20 career 20-point games, four 30-point games and scored in double figures 59 times. Dick Vitale loved the Canadian’s game and his Hawaii Rainmakers got their shine on in the 2001 and 2002 NCAA tournament. ESPN Magazine and USA Today both ran feature stories on English.
English opted to forego his final year of NCAA eligibility and declare himself eligible for the 2003 NBA Draft
amidst speculation that he was likely to be a late first-round draft pick. While he initially did not hire an agent, positive early feedback led him to sign with Toronto-based agent Harold Cipin, a highly surprising choice given Cipin's low profile and lack of experience representing NBA players or other professional athletes. This was a critical decision as it rendered English ineligible to return to Hawaii for his final year of eligibility and put him at a significant disadvantage against players represented by more established agents. Prior to the draft, English expected to go anywhere from 21st to 35th, according to draft boards and mock drafts.
. The problems started at the Chicago pre-draft workouts. English slipped out of the first round because NBA GMs thought he was too slow to play the “1” spot and too small to line-up at off-guard. Without a true position, his accomplishments at Hawaii were quickly forgotten. To make matters worse, Cipin had arranged for the media to attend English's NBA Draft party at a downtown Toronto venue, forcing English to face the draft disappointment in full public view.
The Indiana Pacers had scouted English and invited the guard to their 2003-2004 training camp. In a highly confusing move, English's agent Cipin announced that English had signed a two-year guaranteed contract with the Pacers from which he would stand to earn about $1 million dollars and told the media that Pacers GM Larry Bird had fallen in love with English's game. Unfortunately Cipin either misunderstood or misrepresented the nature of English's contract as it was not in fact a guaranteed contract. English was released shortly thereafter as the Pacers already had 16 guaranteed contracts and stuck with second round pick James Jones instead of English. English received only minor compensation rather than the guaranteed salary Cipin had earlier announced.
In the 2003-2004 basketball season, he played for the Charleston Lowgators
of the NBA D-League. In the 2004-2005 basketball season, English followed the franchise to Florida
as it became the Florida Flame
. Then, in the 2005-2006 season, he went to Italy
as Virtus Bologna
enrolled him to play in the country's top basketball league. He was released after 25 games, averaging 19.9 minutes and 7.6 points-per-game.
In 2006-2007 he signed with KK Zadar
from Croatia, where he was an All-Star Game MVP in the Adriatic League. He helped win the Croatian Cup while posting over 20 points per game.
For the 2007-2008 season he moved to Spain
, English then posted averages of 15.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists on 40% long-range shooting for CB Gran Canaria
, resulting in performing strongly in league play. In 2009 he left CB Gran Canaria
and joined Caja Laboral
for 2009-10 season where he averaged 9.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in the ACB League. On August 3, 2010 he signed with DKV Joventut
. In August 2011 he moved to Cajasol Sevilla.
since 2000. He has been a crucial component of the Canadian national basketball team in recent years and spent the summer of 2008 playing with the Canadian national team, trying to help them qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
The following summer English also participated in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, he helped lead Canada to a 4th place finish losing in the 3rd place game to Argentina
.
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
position. He had unsuccessful tryouts for the NBA, with the Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
(2003) and the Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
(2004). He currently plays with the Spanish pro club Cajasol Sevilla as the starting Shooting Guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
.
Personal background
When he was five, English lost his parents in a house fire. He had four brothers, from whom he was separated following his parents' death. He went to live with his aunt and uncle in Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove, Newfoundland and LabradorPatrick's Cove-Angels Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove is a designated place on the Cape Shore of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. The area was first settled by James Coffey in the early 19th century. James had moved to Newfoundland from County Waterford, Ireland to work at Placentia's Saunders and Sweetman firm...
following this incident. Basketball became an outlet and English would spend hours shooting on an outdoor hoop that backed onto a remote highway.
As English improved at basketball he sought to attract interest from American colleges so he moved to the Greater Toronto Area, where he lived with his cousin, and attended Oakville's Saint Thomas of Aquinas High School. Due to a school dispute affecting extra-curricular activities, he went mostly unnoticed until the summer of 1999, when English toured with a Canadian All-Star team and caught the eye of a few Division I schools. Baylor, Notre Dame and Hawaii were all impressed by what they saw: a six-foot five-inch athlete with significant range on his jump shot. English had the option of returning for another year of high school but chose a late summer scholarship offer from the NCAA Division I University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
. He became the third native Newfoundlander to play Division I basketball, following brothers Tim Beckett (who played four years at Hofstra University
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
) and Steve Beckett (who played one year, 1996–97, at the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
). Like English, the Becketts also left Newfoundland to attract interest from US schools, transferring from Mount Pearl Senior High to Long Island Lutheran High School
Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School
Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School is a Lutheran college prep school in Brookville, New York. Built on a 32-acre estate, Lutheran Middle & High School has been serving the educational needs of the community since 1960...
.
With his bags packed for Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, his Uncle Junior died on a fishing trip.
Carl is married to his childhood sweetheart, Mandy English (née Dohey).
College career
As a freshman, English played in two games before undergoing season-ending surgery on his left ankle. He made his only field goal attempt and sank both free throw attempts. He was granted a medical redshirt.He averaged 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a sophomore, starting all 33 games. English ranked ninth in the WAC in scoring and fourth in field goal percentage, having scored 20 or more points eight times. Memorable games include a season-high 33 points against Fresno State, five three-point shots on 11-for-16 shooting for 28 points against Tulsa and tallying 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists at SMU. English posted first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the championship game of the WAC Tournament at Tulsa, en route to being named Second Team All-WAC.
As a junior, he started 31 games to average 19.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists. He ranked second in the WAC and 48th in the nation in scoring and scored 20 or more points 11 times and surpassed the 30-point mark three times to obtain the fifth-highest single-season point total in school history. He posted season-high 33 points against Tulsa, registered 30 points against Rice and Fresno State, scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Louisiana Tech and tallied 17 points, seven rebounds and season-high six assists against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. English finished the season on the First Team All-WAC, NABC District 13 Second Team, and USBWA District 9 First Team.
Carl was a dominant player for the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
Rainbow Warriors and led them to the NCAA tournament two times, and currently ranks 7th on their all-time scoring list. He holds the school’s single-season record for most three-point field goals with 89 and ranks second in school history in three-pointers made (162), fourth in three-pointers attempted (414) and fifth in career three-point percentage (.391). He posted 20 career 20-point games, four 30-point games and scored in double figures 59 times. Dick Vitale loved the Canadian’s game and his Hawaii Rainmakers got their shine on in the 2001 and 2002 NCAA tournament. ESPN Magazine and USA Today both ran feature stories on English.
English opted to forego his final year of NCAA eligibility and declare himself eligible for the 2003 NBA Draft
2003 NBA Draft
The 2003 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2003 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from high schools and...
amidst speculation that he was likely to be a late first-round draft pick. While he initially did not hire an agent, positive early feedback led him to sign with Toronto-based agent Harold Cipin, a highly surprising choice given Cipin's low profile and lack of experience representing NBA players or other professional athletes. This was a critical decision as it rendered English ineligible to return to Hawaii for his final year of eligibility and put him at a significant disadvantage against players represented by more established agents. Prior to the draft, English expected to go anywhere from 21st to 35th, according to draft boards and mock drafts.
Professional career
English, however, went undraftedNBA Draft
The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These players are usually amateur U.S. college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted...
. The problems started at the Chicago pre-draft workouts. English slipped out of the first round because NBA GMs thought he was too slow to play the “1” spot and too small to line-up at off-guard. Without a true position, his accomplishments at Hawaii were quickly forgotten. To make matters worse, Cipin had arranged for the media to attend English's NBA Draft party at a downtown Toronto venue, forcing English to face the draft disappointment in full public view.
The Indiana Pacers had scouted English and invited the guard to their 2003-2004 training camp. In a highly confusing move, English's agent Cipin announced that English had signed a two-year guaranteed contract with the Pacers from which he would stand to earn about $1 million dollars and told the media that Pacers GM Larry Bird had fallen in love with English's game. Unfortunately Cipin either misunderstood or misrepresented the nature of English's contract as it was not in fact a guaranteed contract. English was released shortly thereafter as the Pacers already had 16 guaranteed contracts and stuck with second round pick James Jones instead of English. English received only minor compensation rather than the guaranteed salary Cipin had earlier announced.
In the 2003-2004 basketball season, he played for the Charleston Lowgators
Florida Flame
The Florida Flame were a NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida. Its logo represents a basketball on fire moving at high speed....
of the NBA D-League. In the 2004-2005 basketball season, English followed the franchise to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
as it became the Florida Flame
Florida Flame
The Florida Flame were a NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida. Its logo represents a basketball on fire moving at high speed....
. Then, in the 2005-2006 season, he went to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
as Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna
-Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...
enrolled him to play in the country's top basketball league. He was released after 25 games, averaging 19.9 minutes and 7.6 points-per-game.
In 2006-2007 he signed with KK Zadar
KK Zadar
KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment...
from Croatia, where he was an All-Star Game MVP in the Adriatic League. He helped win the Croatian Cup while posting over 20 points per game.
For the 2007-2008 season he moved to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, English then posted averages of 15.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists on 40% long-range shooting for CB Gran Canaria
CB Gran Canaria
Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran...
, resulting in performing strongly in league play. In 2009 he left CB Gran Canaria
CB Gran Canaria
Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran...
and joined Caja Laboral
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
for 2009-10 season where he averaged 9.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in the ACB League. On August 3, 2010 he signed with DKV Joventut
Joventut Badalona
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League...
. In August 2011 he moved to Cajasol Sevilla.
Canadian national team
English has been part of Canada BasketballCanada Basketball
Canada Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in Canada. This national federation was founded in 1923...
since 2000. He has been a crucial component of the Canadian national basketball team in recent years and spent the summer of 2008 playing with the Canadian national team, trying to help them qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
The following summer English also participated in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, he helped lead Canada to a 4th place finish losing in the 3rd place game to Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....
.